JP2831290B2 - Processing of whiskey casks - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE invention, the used whiskey barrels were charged as a material, directed to a method of processing processed into wooden plate material to be used as a building material and furniture material.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Various wood and plywood such as common cedar, pine, cypress, and zelkova are used for a wooden board as a building material or a furniture material depending on the application. In the case of building materials, in particular, in the case of veneer flooring such as porches, corridors, kitchens, and western floors, flooring blocks made of hard wood oak, beech, cherry, teak, or the like are used. In any case, conventionally, used whiskey brewing barrels have not been processed into wooden boards for recycling as building materials and furniture materials.

[0003] Whiskey-prepared barrels are generally made of oak wood and are used for long-term storage of distilled alcohol obtained by fermenting malt. It is said that the period is at least 5 to 7 years.
It will be used in a year. Used barrels are incinerated, but sometimes used for other purposes, but the curved shape limits their use.

[0004]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] Japan uses a very large amount of wood, which mainly depends on imports from abroad. However, cutting down forests increases the concentration of carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere and reduces global warming. There are many issues that cannot be overlooked, such as inviting and destructing forests in developing countries, depleting the country's timber resources, and desertifying mountains, etc. If a large amount of whiskey brewed barrels can be reused, they can contribute somewhat to solving these problems.

[0005] However, since the body plate serving as a portion where the whiskey brewing barrel can be used is curved in both the width direction and the length direction, it cannot be used as a wooden plate as it is, but it becomes thin even if it is cut. Therefore, it lacks economy and application. Therefore, in the past, planters and mini-casks were made by making use of the curvature, and small items such as key chains were cut to avoid the curvature, but the applications were still limited to a small range. Not only is the amount used very small, but the number of used parts is extremely small, so it does not solve the problem of resource saving. Also, if the curved surface is used, it is difficult to cut the surface. Many of the barrels had been incinerated because they remained on the surface and were not well received.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances,
To provide a processing method of a whiskey brewing barrel which has been used as a whiskey brewing barrel, which has been used as a building material and a furniture material, and which has been flattened and neatly finished so that it can be effectively used as a building material and a furniture material. Aimed at.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method for drying a used whiskey brewing barrel body and then steaming it with steam or immersing it in boiling water. The pressed body is pressed by a press to extend the warp, and is stiffened by leaching moisture from the body.The flat body is cut by a planarizer by this press work to remove surface dirt. Is a building material or a furniture material.

[0008] In the processing method for processing the above whiskey charge barrels, when the shape to flooring blocks suitable Tightening floorboard floors, because the characteristics of the material is utilized, it is particularly effective for the purpose achieved.

[0009]

[Operation] According to the above configuration, the amount of shaving is small in order to flatten and then cut the body material of the whiskey brewing barrel, and by shaving the surface layer, a beautifully finished wooden plate material having a sufficient thickness can be obtained. can get.

Regarding the process of flattening the body, first,
Because it is dried and then steamed or soaked in boiling water, the fibers are easy to swell and, therefore, in the subsequent pressing process,
It can be reliably flattened. In addition, at the time of press working, a liquid component is extracted together with water, and is hardened strongly by components such as fibers and lignin which are hardly rotten.

[0011]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0012] First, by dismantling the use already whiskey charged barrel, get a body member 1 of 30 mm thick with straight grain (Fig. 9). The body material 1 is made of white oak, which is a so-called white wood, but the core of the body material is amber with the extract . In other words, to not orange whiskey and turned light brown, has a good optimal shade as a building material, furniture material,
In particular, it has a reasonable skin color as a floor material. However, it was curved in the width direction and the vertical direction, and the surface was soiled. Therefore, the soil was removed after being flattened through several steps as follows.

Since the body material 1 contains about 20 to 30% of water, it is naturally dried to about 15% in the shade. The period is about three to six months, depending on the season. The body material 1 thus air-dried was further artificially dried to about 9%. The reason for increasing the degree of drying in this way is to facilitate the softening process in the next step, and the degree of drying is desirably about 6 to 10%.
If the value is smaller than this, cracking may occur, and if it is larger, the efficiency of the softening process is poor. For artificial drying, a container house was used, and the inside was treated with a dehumidifier and a heater for about 1 to 2 weeks.

For the softening process, steam is blown into a steam chamber. Or soak in boiling water. In each case, the body 1 was treated at a temperature of about 80 ° C. for 30 minutes. Although the temperature range cannot be determined in relation to the processing time, in principle, the temperature range is set to 10 so as not to destroy the wood fibers.
It is desirable that the temperature does not exceed 0 ° C., and if it does not exceed 0 ° C., there is an advantage that the apparatus for softening processing can be simplified.

The body material 1 that has undergone the softening process is pressed while hot to straighten the warp. The pressing capacity required for this is 8 to 10 tons, which is flattened after a predetermined processing time and leaching of water is observed. Since it is not new wood, subsequent drying is extremely simple enough to leave it alone. By the way, the body material 1 obtained by dismantling
If it is applied to the press as it is, there is an inconvenience of breakage, and even if it is released from the press, it is restored to its original shape.

The flattened body 1 is planed by a planer. This is mainly for removing surface dirt. This also results in a perfectly smooth surface. And since this cutting was small, a plate thickness of 20 mm was obtained (FIG. 10).

The cut sheet material 1 is subjected to flooring processing by a moulder, and as shown in FIG. 1, both sides and both edges are machined so as to be peeled off, and a concave groove 7 is provided at one end facing each other. A flooring block having a protrusion 5 having a shape capable of fitting to the end was used. A wooden board P as a product was completed by applying a urethane or oil finish coating to this.

The flooring of the wooden boards P is arranged in a random manner and hidden nailing is performed. FIG. 2 shows how to tighten the floor. Incidentally, FIGS. 3 to 8 show a wooden board P according to another embodiment.
4 is a dowel, FIG. 5 is a jig, FIG. 6 is a hiring, FIG. 7 is a mat board, and FIG.

When used as a flooring block, it is very hard because it is made of oak, and it has aged because it has passed aged (in general, wood has a strength up to about 90 years). It is said that it gradually increases.) In addition, because of the imperviousness of water, it was possible to form an excellent flooring in conjunction with the thickness of the flooring block. During the year, there was no warpage or irregularity, no gaps were formed, and even if rough stomping was performed during that period, the flooring was securely held. In addition, the subtle smell of whiskey was felt lightly.

[0020]

As described above, according to the whiskey brewing barrel processing method of the present invention, a used whiskey brewing barrel material is used as a material, and a sufficient thickness close to the thickness can be obtained. Because it has a flat and beautiful finish, it does not get out of order and its color is good, it can be used effectively as a building material or furniture material. In addition, because it is hard to perish and hard to pass water,
Ideal as a flooring block. Furthermore, since the scent of whiskey is faint, there is an excellent effect that a comfortable indoor environment can be obtained.

[0021] The application is very wide, and the amount of use is not limited to small items. Therefore, there is an effect that it is expected to contribute to resource saving and preservation of the global environment.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a method for processing a whiskey brewing barrel according to the present invention .
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a flooring block as a wooden board material .

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing how to tighten the flooring block.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a method of tightening a flooring block according to another embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a method of tightening a flooring block according to another embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a method of tightening a flooring block according to another embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a method of tightening a flooring block according to another embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a method of tightening a flooring block according to another embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a method of tightening a flooring block according to another embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a body of a used whiskey brewing barrel.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a plate material whose surface is finished by planing.

[Explanation of symbols]

P Wooden board made from whiskey brewed barrel 1 Body 2 Board

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] Claims 1. A used whiskey brewing barrel is dried, and then steamed with steam or soaked in hot water, and the soaked whiskey barrel is pressed by a press to extend the warp. By leaching moisture from the material, it is hardened, and the body material that has become a flat plate by this press processing is cut with a planar to remove dirt on the surface layer,
Characterized for use as building materials or furniture materials
A processing method for whiskey casks. Of 2. A shape according to Claim 1, characterized in that a flooring block suitable Tightening floor clad c
A processing method for skew casks.